Canon Inc.

Japanese multinational imaging corporation
Organization multinational_corporation Q62621
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Canon Inc. was founded on August 10, 1937 by Takeshi Mitarai. The organization operates under the legal form of a kabushiki gaisha. It is headquartered in Ota[1]. In 2013, the company had 194k employees[2].

Canon Inc.

Summary

Canon Inc. is a multinational corporation[1]. Canon Inc. draws 885 Wikipedia views per month (multinational_corporation category, ranking #9 of 27).[2]

Key Facts

  • Canon Inc. was a member of Linux Foundation[3].
  • Canon Inc. was a member of Wi-Fi Alliance[4].
  • Canon Inc. was a member of SD Association[5].
  • Canon Inc. was a member of Wireless Power Consortium[6].
  • Canon Inc. was a member of Camera & Imaging Products Association[7].
  • Canon Inc. is in the country of Japan[8].
  • Canon Inc.'s image is recorded as Canon HQ2.jpg[9].
  • Canon Inc.'s image is recorded as Canon HQ3.jpg[10].
  • Canon Inc.'s instance of is recorded as multinational corporation[11].
  • Canon Inc.'s instance of is recorded as public company[12].
  • Canon Inc.'s instance of is recorded as camera manufacturer[13].
  • Canon Inc.'s instance of is recorded as business[14].
  • Canon Inc.'s founder is recorded as Takeshi Mitarai[15].
  • Guan Yin is named after Canon Inc.[16].
  • Canon Inc.'s logo image is recorded as Canon wordmark.svg[17].
  • Canon Inc.'s headquarters location is recorded as Ota[18].
  • Canon Inc.'s headquarters location is recorded as Krefeld[19].
  • Canon Inc.'s ISNI is recorded as 0000000106715048[20].
  • Canon Inc.'s VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 148919054[21].
  • Canon Inc.'s Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80145262[22].
  • Canon Inc.'s NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA13347838[23].
  • Canon Inc.'s NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00628417[24].
  • Canon Inc.'s NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00289827[25].
  • Canon Inc.'s child organization or unit is recorded as Canon (Netherlands)[26].
  • Canon Inc.'s child organization or unit is recorded as Canon (United States)[27].

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Founding

Canon Inc.'s founder is recorded as Takeshi Mitarai[15]. Recorded inception include +1937-08-10T00:00:00Z[28] and +1937-00-00T00:00:00Z[29]. Its location of formation is recorded as Ota[30].

Leadership

Canon Inc.'s director / manager is recorded as Fujio Mitarai[31].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Ota[18], a special ward of Japan[32], in Japan[33], founded in 1947[34], headquartered in Q11437838[35] and Krefeld[19]. Subsidiaries include Canon (Netherlands)[26], a multinational corporation[36], in Netherlands[37], headquartered in Amsterdam[38]; Canon (United States)[27], a multinational corporation[39], in United States[40], founded in 1955[41], headquartered in Melville[42]; Canon (United Kingdom)[43], a multinational corporation[44], in United Kingdom[45], founded in 1937[46], headquartered in Reigate[47]; Canon (Canada)[48], a business[49], in Canada[50], headquartered in Mississauga[51]; Canon Marketing Japan[52], a business[53], in Japan[54], founded in 1968[55], headquartered in Kōnan[56]; and Canon Medical Systems Corporation[57], a business[58], in Japan[59], founded in 1930[60], headquartered in Ōtawara-shi[61].

Industry

Industries include electrical industry[62] and electronics[63].

Ownership

Canon Inc.'s stock exchange is recorded as Tokyo Stock Exchange[64]. Products include single-lens reflex camera[65], camera[66], photocopier[67], digital camera[68], camcorder[69], and printer[70].

Why It Matters

Canon Inc. draws 885 Wikipedia views per month (multinational_corporation category, ranking #9 of 27).[2] Canon Inc. has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[71] Canon Inc. is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[72]

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  3. [72] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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